Dear Where's Jerome, I think I love you. I fell in love with you as alive entity, while a little surprised by how electronic your debut EP is, you have perfectly balanced organic and artificial instrumentation. My favourite track is Rescue: the boy-girl harmonies, the acoustic guitar riding the downright funky bassline, the flourishes of synth an plucked strings. Ashtray makes me dance something crazy. Sure, the faux Radiohead moodiness of Karma Confused is a bit old hat, but overall, your prog-pop is mature, catchy and thoughtfully arranged.
BEAT MAGAZINE MELBOURNE Single Review By Simone (issue 16/01/08) "Ashtray"
Bedroom electro pop producer Jeremy Smith has grown his band to include sister Alex, best mate Todd and a new record deal. Lead track from the Dreamboat EP, Ashtray is simple after with super-strong vocal character, subtle arrangement and a superb melody, sounding something like Elastica with a boy at the helm. Cute and slick.
Drum Media’s Bands to Watch for 2008 WHERE'S JEROME? Drum Media (Issue 25th Dec 2007)
In our list of bands to watch in 2008. that's where.
These Sydney Electropop kids have wooed a serious amount of Drum writers over a year of just quietly going about their business, sending tracks to FBI and sticking 'em up on their Myspace page.
They're playing the Purple Sneakers NYE party at Manning House, incidentally, if you fancy being converted in the live arena!
The Sandringham Hotel Newtown "The Sandpit" 30/10/07 LIAM CASEY Drum Media, Live Review - 6/11/07
Aah! this is more like it: keyboards! With drums and guitar completing the ensemble, imagine forcing The Human League and The Dresden Dolls onstage together - pretty amazing right?
Where's Jerome? are like that: melodramatic and quirky pop, with a likeable British feel. The material was most notably held together by Todd Cetin's drumming, which recalled - no joke - Yeah Yeah Yeah's Brian Chase. Elsewhere, it was acid-tongued lyrics and kazoo- driven bridges all round. There are a few rough edges of course, but this band comes with the writer's seal of approval: guaranteed to be really quite good.
Annandale Hotel, 21/11/07 Ross Clelland - Drum Media
Meanwhile, Where's Jerome? is a collaboration which surprisingly hadn't happened earlier. Jeremy Smith, whose band Altona seemed pretty close on the basis of some good Triple J airplay, finally got around to linking with the sometimes theatrical leanings of his keyboardist sister, Alexandra Sabastian, she of Midnight Hysteria and good shoes. The music had some perhaps unexpected twists. A bit of early Floyd whimsy ran into some new wave choppiness, while Motorway had some Mott glam stomp to it. There's even a kazoo.
DOM ALESSIO - FBI RADIO PRESENTER "Who The Bloody Hell Are They" http://whothehell.net/archives/777
No photo and a cryptic name like Where’s Jerome?. So who the hell is this guy? Well, it’s actually Jeremy Smith, better known for his vocal and guitar work in Sydney outfit Altona. With the help of a computer, an acoustic guitar and the must-have Casio keyboard, Jeremy’s crafted himself a number of rather endearing tunes that marry acoustic guitar and clear vocals with smooth, funky electronic backings.
He’s compiled them altogether into an EP entitled Dreamboat (hence the illustrations I guess). The first single ‘Ashtray’ floated onto my lap the other day and I was so taken by it, mainly because I had never heard of the outfit before. Judging by the bio, Jeremy’s other passion is food: the bio is filled with refernces to cooking and the kitchen and writing songs in his kitchen.
There’s a couple of tracks on the MySpace page, and ‘Rescue’ was the only one I could download, so here it is! Expect to hear a lot more courtesy of Where’s Jerome? very soon.
BIOGRAPHY
Where’s Jerome? Jerome is writing songs and cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Jerome likes to write songs and cook wonderful dishes. He is creative this way.
Usually when Jerome comes home from work he cooks dinner, then he eats then writes songs. Jerome writes songs in the kitchen while he is cooking, the aroma of food helps his senses create, cooking can be creative for Jerome thus food for the mind once the food is consumed.
Jerome writes songs most of the time. While Jerome sleeps his mind is dreaming of new songs. When Jerome drives his car he is still thinking of new tunes. Jerome doesn’t always keep all his ideas for songs, only the best ones. Jerome doesn’t always like what he cooks either, but still likes to try out different things.
Jerome records in the kitchen, because this is where he is the most creative. The kitchen has a wonderful sound to it. First, he’ll set up his Dr Rhythm on the hot plates and sauté some tasty beats, fold in a generous helping of acoustic guitar, add the Casio keyboard found by the side of the road and bring to boil for 3 to 4 minutes, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Finally, garnish with the prepared vocals and seasonal harmonies, serve hot to as many people as possible.
Jerome has two cats, they like to watch while Jerome records, sometimes they try to join in, Jerome has used one of his cats on “The Sun Mightn’t Spit in Your Eye”
The music on this myspace page has all been created by Jerome in the kitchen.
You can find Jerome in the kitchen most of the time…..that’s Where Jerome is!
I'm going to leave a comment that doesn't involve plugging myself like the previous ones... So how about my hot photos.. you can check them out at www............ haha only jokingg! You guys were great last thurs at OAF. Can't wait to see you again! Maybe you could join forces with The Great Apes and do a whole nude set???
Glad you found us, cos I had been looking for your page for a while, and all my searching efforts resulted in nothing, awww. Love the tunes! Keen to hook up for a show later this year or early next,
Thanks so much for having us. Really liked the song you started with, as well as that singley one later on with Alex doing the 'wooooooo' bit! Pretty impressed by the turn out too considering weather. Well Done!!
thats cool, thanks for accepting. thanks for the kind words about our bands, we are rather proud of them Sorry for such a delayed response, thing are rather crazy around here lately
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